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Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL)
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Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL), founded in 2011 in Ningde city of Fujian province, is the world's largest manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries, used in a range of consumer products such as cellular phones, robots and drones, and electric vehicles.
CATL’s has gained on expectations the Fujian-based company would step up its expansion into energy storage. Photo: Reuters
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The world’s bestselling power battery maker for nine years in a row, CATL in March reported a net profit of 72.2 billion yuan. Photo: Handout
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Workers assemble a new energy vehicle battery module in June last year at a factory in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, that was established by battery giant CATL and carmaker SAIC Motor. Photo: Xinhua
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US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened a larger attack on Iran if it blocks supplies of oil. Photo: AFP
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CATL’s 2025 sales volume of lithium-ion batteries rose 39 per cent from the previous year. Photo: AFP
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UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese. Photo: AFP
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